12:51 PM Starbucks (SBUX +1.5%) says it will triple the number of its stores in China in the next three years, jumping from 500 currently to more than 1,500 in 2015 in more than 70 Chinese cities, as expansion through smaller cities is “most definitely” a viable way to grow. China offers the “highest financial return” among all markets, Asia Pacific chief John Culver says